The web is massive. When you start to look for information online, very often the first place you turn to are the search engines like Google and Yahoo to give you a list of web pages that will fit what you’re looking for, but sometimes you end up wading though pages and pages of irrelevant results. Social bookmarking adds the human touch. Just as the internet has millions of pages, it also has millions of users, and even if a fraction of those users share the sites they’ve found interesting, useful or just plain bizarre with each other, there is suddenly a vast resource for anyone searching the web to tap into. How can we share our favourite websites? Watch the video below my friends at commoncraft explain it far better than I can.
A while back I discovered Ted.
This first talk I watched was by Dentist-turned-photographer Phil Borges who describes his attempts to document the world's disappearing cultures.
I then moved on to ZeFrank. I now read a ZeFrank post most days. In fact his posts are usually the first thing I read. Thought provoking humour..... I love my RSS Feeds.
The Ted conference brings together 1000 of the worlds most remarkable people. The presentations last just 18 minutes and the best of them are delivered as beautifully produced quality podcasts which you can download or, if your Internet connection is good enough, view online.
The are all issued under the creative commons license and you are positively encourage to spread the ideas.
Microsoft's used the conference to preview their new WorldWide Telescope available in Spring -- a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens, and weaves them together holistically to build a comprehensive view of our universe.
I was a very late swimmer and only really lost my terror of the water by learning to dive. Although I eventually certified as a PADI Advanced Diver, I've never totally overcome my fears so opted out of a night dive with my son one holiday. He came back evangelical...
"You cannot imagine what it's like down there.. neon technicolour squid.. The sea is full of amazing creatures!"
He came back covered in stings but he thought it worth it.
